Die Another Day Page #2

- A tourist?

- A terrorist.

One man`s terrorist

is another man`s freedom fighter.

Zao has no interest

in other people`s freedom.

I still have some friends in high places.

Favours called in.

Some dollars spread about.

We find your friend is here,

on an island in Los Organos.

There is a strange clinic

run by Doctor Alvarez.

He leads the field in gene therapy.

Increasing the life expectancy

of our beloved leaders.

And, of course, the richest Westerners.

We may have lost our freedom

in the revolution, but...

we have a health system second to none.

You don`t seem to have done

badly out of the revolution.

We all have our ways of getting by.

You`d be surprised how many

government officials come to me

for reminders of the decadent times.

Ah, yeah, well.

- Mind if I borrow these?

- Please.

My sources tell me this Zao is dangerous.

I wish I could give you more help.

I could use a fast car.

Mojito, por favor.

Mr Krug, your admittance papers

for the Alvarez Clinic tomorrow.

About bloody time, Fidel.

Now round up some more girls

and take them to room 42.

Unless you want to be

known as Fidel Castrato.

Magnificent view.

It is, isn`t it?

Too bad it`s lost on everybody else.

Mojito?

You should try it.

Giacinta Johnson.

My friends call me Jinx.

My friends call me James Bond.

Jinx, you say.

Born on Friday the 13th.

Do you believe in bad luck?

Let`s just say

my relationships don`t seem to last.

I know the feeling.

Predators usually appear at sunset.

- And why is that?

- It`s when their prey comes out to drink.

Too strong for you?

I could learn to like it, if I had the time.

How much time have you got?

- Until dawn. What about you?

- Oh, I`m just here for the birds.

Ornithologist.

Ornithologist, huh?

Wow. Now there`s a mouthful.

So you`re gonna be busy tonight

with the owls then, huh?

No owls in Los Organos.

Nothing to see till the morning.

Not out there, anyway.

So what do predators do...

when the sun goes down?

They feast...

like there`s no tomorrow.

Are you always this frisky?

I`ve been missing the touch

of a good woman.

Who says I`m good?

What the hell do you want?

I don`t need a wheelchair.

No?

You do now.

- Buenos das!

- Hola!

Seor.

- OK.

- Gracias.

Isla Los Organos

Buenos das!

So you are to have

DNA replacement therapy.

Let me explain the two phases.

First, we kill off your bone marrow,

wipe the DNA slate clean.

Phase two:
introduction of new DNA

harvested from healthy donors -

orphans, runaways,

people that won`t be missed.

I like to think of myself as an artist.

And this is when I create.

Thank you.

It is a painful process, I`m afraid.

But... all great art is.

I`ll certainly enjoy working on you.

Of course, you know,

most artists are only truly appreciated

after they`re dead.

My father was a sergeant.

We lived in Hampshire.

I have fond memories of the countryside.

Oh, good.

Got your attention.

Who`s bankrolling

your makeover, Zao? Hm?

Same person who

set me up in North Korea?

James? What`s goin` on?

Jinx, you`ve gotta get out of here now!

Move! Move!

Vamos! Vamos!

Vamos!

Move it! Move it! Let`s go!

See, my friend, the chemical composition

shows this is from Sierra Leone.

- Conflict diamonds.

- Yeah.

There`s some kind of marking here.

- ``GG.``

- Let me see.

Oh, yes.

From the Graves Corporation in Iceland.

That`s his laser signature.

A man called Gustav Graves discovered

diamonds there a year or so ago.

Yet they`re identical to conflict diamonds.

What an amazing coincidence.

How can he escape from a British warship

in Hong Kong right under your nose?

- Interesting station, Moneypenny?

- All I got was a storm warning.

You were supposed to throw away

the key, not leave the door wide open.

Are you implying I had a hand

in his escape, Mr Falco?

Well, Bond got away real fast, didn`t he?

It is what he`s trained to do.

Your boy`s been busy in his training. He

showed up in Cuba and torches a clinic.

Listen, you put your house in order,

or we`re gonna do it for you.

Your drink, sir.

Lucky I asked for it shaken.

- When`s he coming?

- I don`t know.

- Looks like your man won`t make it.

- Actually, he`s right on time.

- Wonderful day to become a knight.

- Will you use your title, Mr Graves?

I`m proud of my adopted nation,

but I`d never stand on ceremony.

After that entrance,

you can`t be surprised to be called

- a self-publicising, adrenaline junkie.

- I prefer the term ``adventurer``.

There are rumours about the Icarus

space programme. What`s the secret?

It`s not a secret, it`s a surprise.

You`ll soon be enlightened.

You seem to work 24-seven.

Is it true you don`t need sleep?

You only get one shot at life.

Why waste it on sleep?

Are you trying out for the British Olympic

fencing team? You`ve trained furiously.

I never get furious. As they say in fencing,

``What`s the point?``

Thank you very much. We don`t want

to keep Her Majesty waiting any longer.

- Mr Graves?

- Mr Graves?

Hit.

That`s a hit.

Verity?

James Bond.

Your lesson.

I see you handle your weapon well.

I have been known to keep my tip up.

Do you mind? I think I`ve come undone.

Why not?

Hit. Positions.

Play.

Feast your eyes on the club`s finest blade.

- Gustav Graves?

- His publicist, Miranda Frost.

Et l!

My protge.

Gorgeous, isn`t she?

She took the gold at Sydney.

- By default, if I remember.

- Default?

The one who beat her OD`d on steroids.

Miranda deserved that gold.

Now she`s teaching Graves

how to win one.

He only plays for cash.

He`s won so much,

nobody else wants to fight him.

You wanna meet him?

Absolutely.

Lead on.

- Gustav.

- Verity.

- And Mr...?

- Bond.

James Bond.

Have we met before?

Oh, I think I`d remember.

Of course you would. My mistake.

- Are you a gambling man, Mr Bond?

- If the stakes are right.

L1 ,000 a point too much for you?

Care to place a bet, Verity?

No, thanks.

I don`t like cockfights.

Shall we?

Excuse me.

Best of three hits?

Positions.

Ready. Play.

En garde.

Hit. Positions.

Play.

Et l!

Hit.

- D`you want to continue?

- D`you want to up the wager?

How much can you afford?

Let`s play for this.

I picked it up in Cuba.

I believe it`s one of yours.

My, my.

They do get around.

But, then, diamonds are for everyone.

Brilliant specimen. Completely flawless.

And chemically identical

to African conflict diamonds.

Then you`re about to lose

something very precious.

Positions.

Ready. Play.

En garde.

Oh, dear.

You want to continue?

Of course I want to bloody continue!

But since we`re upping the wager,

let`s up the weapons, shall we?

Yeah.

Let`s do this the old-fashioned way.

First blood drawn from the torso.

Steady on!

That is enough!

It`s just a little sport, Miranda.

It seems you beat me, Mr Bond.

Settle downstairs, shall we?

Miranda.

You`re a rare challenge, Mr Bond.

I`m putting on a scientific demonstration

in Iceland at the weekend. Icarus?

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